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PRINCETON, N.J. \u2013\u00a0The University of Pennsylvania’s women’s tennis team put out an impressive front at the ITA Northeast Regional. Peien Deng<\/a> and Joleen Saw<\/a> advanced to the Singles Round of 16, while Esha Velaga<\/a> finished her run in the quarterfinals. Velaga and Athina Schlepphorst<\/a> paired up in the doubles main draw, competing in the final before falling to Penn State’s duo.<\/p>\n Main Draw \u2013 Finals Main Draw \u2013 Semifinals Main Draw \u2013 Quarterfinals Doubles Main Draw \u2013 Round of 16 First-year Deng and junior Saw also competed in the Round of 16, with Deng falling to Kenzie Nguyen (Princeton), 6-3, 6-1, and Saw dropping a 6-2, 6-3 decision to Tsehay Driscoll (Princeton).<\/p>\n Doubles Main Draw \u2013 Round of 32 Kenzie Nguyen defeated Lara Stojanovski<\/a>, 6-2, 6-3, and Amber Yin (Columbia) topped Schlepphorst, 6-2, 7-6 (5).<\/p>\n Doubles Liza Tkachenko<\/a> and Varsha Vedula<\/a> were defeated by Frankowska and Goenadi, 8-5. Liu and Nguyen edged Stojanovski and Saw, 8-6, while Kargina and Nguyen (Fordham) prevailed over Deng and Tomova, 8-7 (3). Deng rallied for a reverse win to beat Lou Baudouin (Temple), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, and Saw defeated Elena Lobo Corral (Stony Brook), 7-5, 6-4. Tomova earned a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Mia Tsoukalas (Long Island), and Stojanovski mounted a comeback to defeat Alina Shyani, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 6-2.<\/p>\n
\nAfter a second set comeback to reach the ten-point tiebreaker, Esha Velaga<\/a> and Athina Schlepphorst’s<\/a> ITA Northeast Regional run ended on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The pairing fell to Penn State’s Patricia Grigoras and Maelie Monfils, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0( 5).<\/p>\n
\nVelaga and Schlepphorst put on a three-set thriller in the doubles semifinal, besting Frankowska and Goenadi 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (8).<\/p>\n
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\nVelaga’s singles streak came to a close against Pearlie Zhang (Princeton), who earned a 6-1, 6-3 victory.<\/p>\n
\nVelaga and Schlepphorst advanced with a narrow, comeback 8-7 (6) win over Ferlito and Jessup (Princeton).<\/p>\n
\nSingles
\nVelaga advanced to the quarterfinals after rallying past Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers), 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.<\/p>\n
\nVelaga and Schlepphorst continued their run with an 8-5 victory over Davidson and Farrakhova (Seton Hall).<\/p>\n
\nSingles
\nDeng advanced with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Anna Maria Fedotova (Princeton), while Saw cruised past Anna Nguyen (Princeton), 6-3, 6-0. Velaga took the victory over teammate Emma Tomova<\/a> in three sets, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, to move forward.<\/p>\n
\nVelaga and Schlepphorst earned an 8-2 victory over Andreoni and Christoforidou (Temple).<\/p>\n
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\nMain Draw \u2013 Round of 64
\nSingles
\nPenn opened the singles draw with several victories. Velaga defeated Berklie Simmering (Princeton), 6-3, 6-3, while Schlepphorst posted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Aya Matsunaga (Fordham).<\/p>\n